Anyone mot having more children but...

Don't want to be sterilised?
Im having my 4th c section this time and have been asked if I want to be sterilised at the same time. Ive told them I would think about it but I just can't bring myself to have it done.
I know we don't want anymore children after this one and the risks go up with each c section. It seems the obvious thing to be sterilised but I just don't want it done. Not because I want more children but because I like having all my bits and feeling fertile until menopause gets me.

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I actually did get my tubes tide with my second child. Fast forward 8 years and, I had them untied. I am now having my second post reversal baby.
Like you I feel I am done but, after going that route once before, I will never again. On top of the permanence of the decision, is the affect it had on my body. My periods were HORRIBLE!! After all the iuds, birth control & tubal ligation, I decided condoms were best for me.
Go with your gut on this!! You know what's best for you.

(also this would be my fourth c-section too although, I am trying for a vbac)

I actually did get my tubes tide with my second child. Fast forward 8 years a...

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23/07/2017

I actually did get my tubes tide with my second child. Fast forward 8 years and, I had them untied. I am now having my second post reversal baby.
Like you I feel I am done but, after going that route once before, I will never again. On top of the permanence of the decision, is the affect it had on my body. My periods were HORRIBLE!! After all the iuds, birth control & tubal ligation, I decided condoms were best for me.
Go with your gut on this!! You know what's best for you.
(also this would be my fourth c-section too although, I am trying for a vbac)

Can v get our tubes tied and then get them untied later? And does that have an effect on the periods?

Can v get our tubes tied and then get them untied later? And does that have a...

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23/07/2017

Can v get our tubes tied and then get them untied later? And does that have an effect on the periods?

Yes you can get them untied later. For me it was 7500. (I think) After I had them untied, given time, my periods were a lot better!!! The biggest thing I noticed was going from long horrible periods with heavy flow and pain to something manageable.

Yes you can get them untied later. For me it was 7500. (I think) After I had ...

Posted
23/07/2017

Yes you can get them untied later. For me it was 7500. (I think) After I had them untied, given time, my periods were a lot better!!! The biggest thing I noticed was going from long horrible periods with heavy flow and pain to something manageable.

Also just wanted to say that was just my experience, of course all women and bodies are different.

This is my second baby and Defoe feel I don't want any more due to everything else that goes on in our lives. I personally wouldn't like the thought of being sterile myself lol. My partner has said her definitely doesn't want any more kids. He is older than me so feels he is done now so I have said that's fine but he will be the one getting the snip so I can give contraception a break lol xx

I'm def not having more children, I had to beg them to tie my tubes. I'm only just 30 but on my 4th baby. 3 x preeclampsia, 2 x c sections plus this one will be number 3. It's only 30ish percent protection so hubby having his bits done to! X it's your decision. Xx

I had looked into being sterilised after I had my daughter but I know they wouldn't have done it as I was only 25! I am definitely done after this baby (I'm 30 next month) but after reading about the effects of myself being sterilised I am put off it. Oh point blank refuses to have the snip . As he wants more children but he won't be getting them from me!!!!

I have 2 boys and expecting boy girl twins. I'm being sterilised at my section. My uterus was attached to my scar last time so it's just too risky for me to get pregnant again, and to be honest 4 is more than enough for us!

Can I just add, my consultant said they now remove the whole tube as it reduces the risk of ovarian cancer significantly. That is no reversible. So please check if your hospital policy is to clamp or remove it all. I'll be removing mine

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